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Top doctor says very few adverse reactions to H1N1 vaccine
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OTTAWA — The country's chief public health officer says few Canadians have suffered serious side effects from the swine-flu shot., ?2 L/ j0 u# ?# `! D' R# q k
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Dr. David Butler-Jones says that of the 6.5 million people who have received the H1N1 vaccine, only 36 have had serious adverse reactions.
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" y+ B3 P" V" T"With any vaccination campaign, we expect to see some cases of serious adverse events," he said. "They are very rare, but they are part of all mass-vaccination campaigns and we expect to see a small number of them."
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- o! e$ t. C5 T& d( {# kMore serious reactions can include life-threatening illnesses, hospitalizations, disabilities or deaths., Q$ e+ F+ Q& J+ ` Q; e
: V3 f4 P4 g" |. F( IOne person is believed to have died from a serious reaction to the vaccine, Butler-Jones said, but the death hasn't yet been conclusively linked to the flu shot. He said it's possible the elderly person who died suffered from an underlying condition.
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k9 C+ m/ f5 o3 n) W7 g! I( EAll the serious side effects came after shots of the adjuvanted vaccine, which contains a compound to boost the vaccine's potency. Butler-Jones said that's likely because the vast majority of people being vaccinated are getting the adjuvanted vaccine.
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A version of the vaccine without the booster is being held for pregnant women.& V( F. i' e- J2 M5 }$ M
R. s9 `+ s2 g- ]Butler-Jones said the serious side effects from the H1N1 shot fall into two categories: allergic reactions, or fevers and convulsions.$ z: o# e/ F0 o! h- u% ^
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Mild effects, such as nausea, soreness, headaches and fever, are far more common reactions to the swine-flu shot - just as they are for all vaccines.4 U* @4 e1 B$ Z% B1 \; `
- U4 b6 \+ y) q+ PThe federal government says it will list adverse reactions to the H1N1 vaccine on its www.fightflu.ca website.8 d; Y, U- O5 H+ }
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So far, 198 people have died of swine flu. By comparison, seasonal flu kills between 4,000 to 8,000 Canadians each year. |
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